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Dave Neumann, CSU Long Beach, leads teachers in a Library of Congress workshop.

Primary Sources in the Elementary Classroom

April 20, 2013

Agenda

8:30-9:00: Check In and Coffee
9:00-9:10: Welcome and Introduction
9:10-10:30: Introduction to Inquiry
  • Engage in Inquiry activity
  • Discuss article by Barbara Stripling
  • Presentation on Inquiry in History
  • Gallery Walk of Primary Sources
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-11:45: Analyzing Primary Sources
  • Introduction to Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Tool
  • Model using photograph
  • Practice using different genres of primary sources
11:45-12:30: Lunch
12:30-1:30: APLC Model Lesson: “The Art of Political Ads”
1:30-3:30: Library of Congress website navigation
  • Tips for navigating the site
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Explore the site on your own
  • Share out
3:30-3:45: Evaluation & Closing comments
4:00-5:00: Optional Tour of the Museum